French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that France will increase its nuclear arsenal and, for the first time, allow the temporary deployment of its nuclear-armed aircraft to allied countries, in a new strategy aimed at strengthening Europe’s independence.



I imagine for most, it’s the economy and enshitification of life in general.
Yeah I think this is much more of the case because nukes can be more of a distant thought since it hasn’t happened yet and people haven’t directly experienced it. Money and the high cost to do anything now I would say is a much bigger driver as people are experiencing that everyday and can’t afford to have a kid